Sounds like a problem with the C++ libraries. Taken from the PyQt documentation:
You may need to install the MSVC2008 C++ runtime DLLs from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en here Von Dreele wrote: > > I have the following installed on my WinXP SP3 system; > MinGW 4.3.1 > Python 2.5.2 > Qt 4.5.0 > Sip 4.7.9 > QScintilla-gpl 2.3.2 > PyQt Py2.5.2-gpl-4.4.3 from the exe file. > All appears to work except Eric4; fails on: > > QVariant::load(QDataStream &s): type unknown to QVariant. > > on start up. > > I have written to Detlev directly about this. > > The PyQt version of QtAssistant fails on start up with the following: > > "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! > Program: C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\assistant.exe > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual > way. > Please contact the application's support team for more information" > > Not nice. > This gives me pause in using PyQt/Qt compared to WX/WXPython for my > applications development. > Bob Von Dreele > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PyQt-make-failure-tp23002715p23003182.html Sent from the PyQt mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt